Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 860

Aldrich remained silent the whole time, carefully observing the three people before him with his sharp eyes. After James left the room, he finally opened his mouth to talk very slowly,"I didn't expect you to be here today."

As Aaron turned around to face him, his lips curled up in disgust. Taking Ximena's hand in his, he walked towards Aldrich and sat down in front of him. After he let go of her hand, Aaron pulled a cigarette out of a Moroccan leather case and lit it as he sat there, chin pointed up arrogantly. "It's your 60th birthday. How could I not come?" The smile on his face disappeared almost as soon as he looked straight into Aldrich's eyes. If looks could kill, their sharp gaze would have flatlined each other.

"You didn't expect me to be here?" Aaron snickered a little as he continued slowly,"You have promised a woman that you will marry her before you turn 60. I'm here out of sheer curiosity. I'd like to see if you will follow through with your promise."

It seemed as though Aaron had hit a raw nerve.

All of a sudden Aldrich snapped. Anger flashed across his face as he stood up and banged his fist down the table with such force that he knocked some books down to the floor.

Ximena, who was drowning in her sorrows, was startled by the unexpected loud sound. Blinking her eyes as if she had just woken up from a dream, she finally came to feel the tension in the air.

Disregarding Aldrich's violent outburst, Aaron casually took a drag from his cigarette and blew the smoke upwards while smiling. In his deep, serious voice he said,"You asked to see me, as soon as I arrived. If you really want to talk to me, then I guess you'll have to bear it when I say things that annoy you."

As an experienced soldier, Aldrich should have been good at controlling his temper. However, every time he was faced with Aaron, he would lose his temper quite easily. "You are here just to ruin my day, aren't you?"

Aaron smiled cheekily at him and shook his head. "No, I'm not here to annoy you." His smug smile faded in a more serious expression. "I'm here to watch you die."

"You..." Before he could finish, the old man wheezed and slumped back in his chair, with one stiff, gnarled hand to his chest, a pained expression across his face.

Startled, Ximena released a sharp yelp as she tried to reach out and help him without a conscious thought. But before she could do anything, she was pulled back into her seat.

In utter disbelief, Ximena turned to look at Aaron, who took a drag on his cigarette and blew the smoke out through his nostrils. "You shouldn't stress yourself out with a weak heart. It wouldn't be fun if you weren't alive long enough to see how I take away everything you hold dear from you."

Aldrich stared at him in shock, grimacing, his hand still on his chest. His hands trembled as it took all the strength he had to take out some pills from the drawer.

All the while, stunned by what had happened, Ximena suddenly felt a cold chill quickly pass by her heart. Aldrich swallowed the pills down, but nearly spilled the water when he set it down on the table. After a while his laboured breathing settled down and it seemed as though he was no longer in pain, but Ximena was still frozen in silent panic.